Behind the silence hides infinite affection

Kaya 2022-04-19 09:02:39

A characteristic of Japanese movies is that there is very little dialogue, and almost every actor's facial expressions are not rich (except comedians). In Japanese movies, it is rare to see several middle-aged women who often appear in Korean dramas chatting together, or the actors snot and cry. But Japanese movies can make people feel pain from the bottom of their hearts, not cry, but never forget.

This "Who Knows Innocent Heart" takes this feature to the extreme. From the beginning to the end of the movie, I have never seen a few young actors adjust a tear or frown once. In the whole movie, the biggest emotional ups and downs of the actor's name is the trembling of his hands on his knees when burying his youngest sister. Despite this, he did not shed a single tear.
One may ask, is such an expression true?
I think it has something to do with the national character of the Japanese. In his book "Bushido", Shintoto Inazaki mentioned: "Bushido people should behave calmly and have a peaceful mind, rather than being disturbed by any passion." Bushido is the life of Japanese people in the past, especially Japanese men. Creed, although it is not often talked about now, it has long been integrated into the national character of the Japanese.
Introverted character, stingy with words, it is not that the Japanese are eccentric, but their education and national character make them know how to restrain themselves and not let their feelings go beyond their words. Over time, they have such a tradition.

In this film, what makes people feel the most is heartache. It is this heart-wrenching pain from the bottom of my heart that moves every audience.
Because of his mother's irresponsibility, the 12-year-old eldest son Ming struggled to maintain his life with his three younger siblings, but he never complained. In order to live, he can ask the fathers of several children for money; in order to live, he can go to the store to beg; in order to live, he can go to the park to take a bath and pick up water for life...
Beneath Ming's flat expression, he hides the hardships beyond his age. , and love for siblings.
Someone asked him why he didn't contact the Peking Opera or the orphanage, and he replied that he couldn't live together if that was the case.
It's good as long as we live together, even in difficult times, that's why Ming keeps going. It was the relationship between brother and sister that supported him, even the death of the youngest sister did not make him give up. From this, we can clearly feel the feelings between several brothers and sisters, in fact, no one said I love you, I need you.
Sadly, life has to go on.

Another advantage of this film is that he does not make a mistake that is often made in Chinese film and television works, and shows the protagonist Ming from various angles, rather than only showing his positive image and sings praises.
In this movie, Ming is the older brother, but at the same time he is a 12-year-old child who still has his own innocence. He likes baseball, and will forget to go home because he picks up a plastic ball; he wants to make friends, and he takes friends home to play electric games... This kind of treatment makes the image of always docile, silent and bright suddenly become three-dimensional.

To be honest, Liu Le Yumi's performance as a newcomer is great. But as the best actor of Gana, it seems to be a little bit worse. I think it's because the story of this movie touched all the audiences and increased the score of his performance invisibly. Thus, the youngest actor in the history of Ghana was born!

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Nobody Knows quotes

  • Keiko, the mother: Now that we've moved into a new home, I'm gonna explain the rules to you, one more time. Let's promise to keep 'em, okay?

    Yuki: Okay. How many are there?

    Keiko, the mother: Okay, first of all: No loud voices or screaming. Can you do that?

    Yuki: I can.

    Keiko, the mother: Okay, next: No going outside.

    Yuki: Okay.

    Keiko, the mother: Can you do that? No even out on the veranda.

    Yuki: Okay, Mommy.

    Keiko, the mother: "Okay, Mommy." Can you keep that promise?

    Yuki: Sure!

    Keiko, the mother: Can you do it, little Shige-runt?

    Shigeru: MEEEEEW!

    Keiko, the mother: You gotta promise hardest, huh? Right? Absolutely no going outside. Can you do that? Bet you can-can.

  • Pachinko Parlor Employee: Shit. I'm 10 yen short. Lend me 10 yen.

    Akira Fukushima: Ten yen?

    Pachinko Parlor Employee: No big deal, huh? Lend me. What the hell is with that big wallet? What the hell is this?

    Akira Fukushima: It's a hand-me-down from Mom.

    Pachinko Parlor Employee: From who?

    Akira Fukushima: From Mom.

    Pachinko Parlor Employee: You moved, right? Roomy, huh? Any pubic hair comin', yet?

    Akira Fukushima: No...

    Pachinko Parlor Employee: Bullshit. I got mine in fifth grade.

    Akira Fukushima: No way.

    Pachinko Parlor Employee: No bullshit.

    Akira Fukushima: Well...

    Pachinko Parlor Employee: What the heck are you smiling about, huh?

    Akira Fukushima: Well, It's just that single mother's gine, well... there's no money...

    Pachinko Parlor Employee: Whoa. I don't have any money. What've you got left?

    Pachinko Parlor Employee: About 10,000 yen.

    Pachinko Parlor Employee: Oh, that's enogh, huh? You know, I'm in a hell of a jam. My stupid girlfriend, you know, she totally maxed out my credit cards. I'm badly off. I'm working my ass off, slowly paying it down, man. Uh, this is all I've got on me. This is it, the last time, huh?

    Akira Fukushima: Thanks, thank you.

    Pachinko Parlor Employee: Okay. I'm outta here.

    Pachinko Parlor Employee: By the way, Yuki ain't my kid. Every time I did with your mom, I used a prophylactic, huh? Good bye.

    Akira Fukushima: See ya.

    Pachinko Parlor Employee: Bye-bye.

    Akira Fukushima: Thanks for this.